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1. Chemical composition, main sources and temporal variability of PM1 aerosols in southern African grassland
P. Tiitta, V. Vakkari, P. Croteau, J. P. Beukes, P. G. van Zyl, M. Josipovic, A. D. Venter, K. Jaars, J. J. Pienaar, N. L. Ng, M. R. Canagaratna, J. T. Jayne, V.-M. Kerminen, H. Kokkola, M. Kulmala, A. Laaksonen, D. R. Worsnop, L. Laakso
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics  vol: 14  issue: 4  first page: 1909  year: 2014  
doi: 10.5194/acp-14-1909-2014

2. Urban background levels of particle number concentration and sources in Vilnius, Lithuania
Steigvilė Byčenkienė, Kristina Plauškaitė, Vadimas Dudoitis, Vidmantas Ulevicius
Atmospheric Research  vol: 143  first page: 279  year: 2014  
doi: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2014.02.019

3. Characterization of satellite-based proxies for estimating nucleation mode particles over South Africa
A.-M. Sundström, A. Nikandrova, K. Atlaskina, T. Nieminen, V. Vakkari, L. Laakso, J. P. Beukes, A. Arola, P. G. van Zyl, M. Josipovic, A. D. Venter, K. Jaars, J. J. Pienaar, S. Piketh, A. Wiedensohler, E. K. Chiloane, G. de Leeuw, M. Kulmala
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics  vol: 15  issue: 9  first page: 4983  year: 2015  
doi: 10.5194/acp-15-4983-2015

4. Low‐Level Urban Anthropogenic Sources Contribute to Strong Aerosol Light Absorption on the South African Highveld
Clarissa Baldo, Brigitte Language, Tommaso Isolabella, Virginia Vernocchi, Dario Massabò, Pieter G. van Zyl, Harold J. Annegarn, Stuart Piketh, Paola Formenti
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres  vol: 130  issue: 10  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1029/2024JD042846

5. Temporal and source assessments of organic and elemental carbon at sites in the northern South African interior
Petra Maritz, Johan P. Beukes, Pieter G. van Zyl, Catherine Liousse, Eric Gardrat, Avishkar Ramandh, Gabisile V. Mkhatshwa
Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry  vol: 76  issue: 4  first page: 263  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1007/s10874-020-09398-2

6. Spatio-Temporal Analysis and Real-Time Air Quality Monitoring Using Historical Data and Laravel: A Decision Tree-Based Web GIS System
Annisa Puspa Kirana, Wildan Abdul Rachman Saleh, Wilda Imama Sabilla, Candra Bella Vista, Rokhimatul Wakhidah, Vivi Nur Wijayaningrum, S. Ta Wee, A. Sanders, N. Long, K.L.G. Chan, A. Gani, T.P. Yazid, Z. Rafique
E3S Web of Conferences  vol: 611  first page: 01002  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1051/e3sconf/202561101002

7. Characterisation of sub-micron particle number concentrations and formation events in the western Bushveld Igneous Complex, South Africa
A. Hirsikko, V. Vakkari, P. Tiitta, H. E. Manninen, S. Gagné, H. Laakso, M. Kulmala, A. Mirme, S. Mirme, D. Mabaso, J. P. Beukes, L. Laakso
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics  vol: 12  issue: 9  first page: 3951  year: 2012  
doi: 10.5194/acp-12-3951-2012

8. Statistical analysis of factors driving surface ozone variability over continental South Africa
Tracey Leah Laban, Pieter Gideon Van Zyl, Johan Paul Beukes, Santtu Mikkonen, Leonard Santana, Miroslav Josipovic, Ville Vakkari, Anne M. Thompson, Markku Kulmala, Lauri Laakso
Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences  vol: 17  issue: 3  first page: 1  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1080/1943815X.2020.1768550

9. Factors associated with parent-reported wheeze and cough in children living in an industrial area of Gauteng, South Africa
Bukola G. Olutola, Nico Claassen, Janine Wichmann, Kuku Voyi
Environmental Science and Pollution Research  vol: 25  issue: 33  first page: 33455  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1007/s11356-018-3304-4

10. Long-term observations of aerosol size distributions in semi-clean and polluted savannah in South Africa
V. Vakkari, J. P. Beukes, H. Laakso, D. Mabaso, J. J. Pienaar, M. Kulmala, L. Laakso
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics  vol: 13  issue: 4  first page: 1751  year: 2013  
doi: 10.5194/acp-13-1751-2013

11. Public health benefits of reducing exposure to ambient fine particulate matter in South Africa
Katye E. Altieri, Samantha L. Keen
Science of The Total Environment  vol: 684  first page: 610  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.355

12. Global analysis of continental boundary layer new particle formation based on long-term measurements
Tuomo Nieminen, Veli-Matti Kerminen, Tuukka Petäjä, Pasi P. Aalto, Mikhail Arshinov, Eija Asmi, Urs Baltensperger, David C. S. Beddows, Johan Paul Beukes, Don Collins, Aijun Ding, Roy M. Harrison, Bas Henzing, Rakesh Hooda, Min Hu, Urmas Hõrrak, Niku Kivekäs, Kaupo Komsaare, Radovan Krejci, Adam Kristensson, Lauri Laakso, Ari Laaksonen, W. Richard Leaitch, Heikki Lihavainen, Nikolaos Mihalopoulos, Zoltán Németh, Wei Nie, Colin O'Dowd, Imre Salma, Karine Sellegri, Birgitta Svenningsson, Erik Swietlicki, Peter Tunved, Vidmantas Ulevicius, Ville Vakkari, Marko Vana, Alfred Wiedensohler, Zhijun Wu, Annele Virtanen, Markku Kulmala
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics  vol: 18  issue: 19  first page: 14737  year: 2018  
doi: 10.5194/acp-18-14737-2018

13. The anthropogenic contribution to atmospheric black carbon concentrations in southern Africa: a WRF-Chem modeling study
F. Kuik, A. Lauer, J. P. Beukes, P. G. Van Zyl, M. Josipovic, V. Vakkari, L. Laakso, G. T. Feig
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics  vol: 15  issue: 15  first page: 8809  year: 2015  
doi: 10.5194/acp-15-8809-2015

14. Measurement report: Size-resolved chemical characterisation of aerosols in low-income urban settlements in South Africa
Constance K. Segakweng, Pieter G. van Zyl, Cathy Liousse, Johan P. Beukes, Jan-Stefan Swartz, Eric Gardrat, Maria Dias-Alves, Brigitte Language, Roelof P. Burger, Stuart J. Piketh
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics  vol: 22  issue: 15  first page: 10291  year: 2022  
doi: 10.5194/acp-22-10291-2022

15. Multiple daytime nucleation events in semi-clean savannah and industrial environments in South Africa: analysis based on observations
A. Hirsikko, V. Vakkari, P. Tiitta, J. Hatakka, V.-M. Kerminen, A.-M. Sundström, J. P. Beukes, H. E. Manninen, M. Kulmala, L. Laakso
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics  vol: 13  issue: 11  first page: 5523  year: 2013  
doi: 10.5194/acp-13-5523-2013

16. Ambient aromatic hydrocarbon measurements at Welgegund, South Africa
K. Jaars, J. P. Beukes, P. G. van Zyl, A. D. Venter, M. Josipovic, J. J. Pienaar, V. Vakkari, H. Aaltonen, H. Laakso, M. Kulmala, P. Tiitta, A. Guenther, H. Hellén, L. Laakso, H. Hakola
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics  vol: 14  issue: 13  first page: 7075  year: 2014  
doi: 10.5194/acp-14-7075-2014

17. Sensitivity of meteorological variables on planetary boundary layer parameterization schemes in the WRF-ARW model
Anzel de Lange, Mogesh Naidoo, Rebecca M. Garland, Liesl L. Dyson
Atmospheric Research  vol: 247  first page: 105214  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2020.105214

18. Statistical exploration of gaseous elemental mercury (GEM) measured at Cape Point from 2007 to 2011
A. D. Venter, J. P. Beukes, P. G. van Zyl, E.-G. Brunke, C. Labuschagne, F. Slemr, R. Ebinghaus, H. Kock
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics  vol: 15  issue: 18  first page: 10271  year: 2015  
doi: 10.5194/acp-15-10271-2015

19. Seasonal influences on surface ozone variability in continental South Africa and implications for air quality
Tracey Leah Laban, Pieter Gideon van Zyl, Johan Paul Beukes, Ville Vakkari, Kerneels Jaars, Nadine Borduas-Dedekind, Miroslav Josipovic, Anne Mee Thompson, Markku Kulmala, Lauri Laakso
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics  vol: 18  issue: 20  first page: 15491  year: 2018  
doi: 10.5194/acp-18-15491-2018

20. Comparing Methods to Impute Missing Daily Ground-Level PM10 Concentrations between 2010–2017 in South Africa
Oluwaseyi Olalekan Arowosegbe, Martin Röösli, Nino Künzli, Apolline Saucy, Temitope Christina Adebayo-Ojo, Mohamed F. Jeebhay, Mohammed Aqiel Dalvie, Kees de Hoogh
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health  vol: 18  issue: 7  first page: 3374  year: 2021  
doi: 10.3390/ijerph18073374

21. State Violence, Party Formation, and Electoral Accountability: The Political Legacy of the Marikana Massacre
DANIEL DE KADT, ADA JOHNSON-KANU, MELISSA L. SANDS
American Political Science Review  vol: 118  issue: 2  first page: 563  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1017/S0003055423000448

22. An improved retrieval of tropospheric NO2 from space over polluted regions using an Earth radiance reference
J. S. Anand, P. S. Monks, R. J. Leigh
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques  vol: 8  issue: 3  first page: 1519  year: 2015  
doi: 10.5194/amt-8-1519-2015

23. Particulate air pollution in Durban: Characteristics and its relationship with 1 km resolution satellite aerosol optical depth
B. Mahesh, Venkataraman Sivakumar, Padmavati Kulkarni, V. Sreekanth
Advances in Space Research  vol: 70  issue: 2  first page: 371  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1016/j.asr.2022.04.053

24. Measurements of biogenic volatile organic compounds at a grazed savannah grassland agricultural landscape in South Africa
Kerneels Jaars, Pieter G. van Zyl, Johan P. Beukes, Heidi Hellén, Ville Vakkari, Micky Josipovic, Andrew D. Venter, Matti Räsänen, Leandra Knoetze, Dirk P. Cilliers, Stefan J. Siebert, Markku Kulmala, Janne Rinne, Alex Guenther, Lauri Laakso, Hannele Hakola
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics  vol: 16  issue: 24  first page: 15665  year: 2016  
doi: 10.5194/acp-16-15665-2016

25. Optical and microphysical characterization of aerosol layers over South Africa by means of multi-wavelength depolarization and Raman lidar measurements
Elina Giannakaki, Pieter G. van Zyl, Detlef Müller, Dimitris Balis, Mika Komppula
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics  vol: 16  issue: 13  first page: 8109  year: 2016  
doi: 10.5194/acp-16-8109-2016

26. Atmospheric boundary layer top height in South Africa: measurements with lidar and radiosonde compared to three atmospheric models
K. Korhonen, E. Giannakaki, T. Mielonen, A. Pfüller, L. Laakso, V. Vakkari, H. Baars, R. Engelmann, J. P. Beukes, P. G. Van Zyl, A. Ramandh, L. Ntsangwane, M. Josipovic, P. Tiitta, G. Fourie, I. Ngwana, K. Chiloane, M. Komppula
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics  vol: 14  issue: 8  first page: 4263  year: 2014  
doi: 10.5194/acp-14-4263-2014

27. Atmospheric trace metals measured at a regional background site (Welgegund) in South Africa
Andrew D. Venter, Pieter G. van Zyl, Johan P. Beukes, Micky Josipovic, Johan Hendriks, Ville Vakkari, Lauri Laakso
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics  vol: 17  issue: 6  first page: 4251  year: 2017  
doi: 10.5194/acp-17-4251-2017

28. The impact of residential combustion emissions on atmospheric aerosol, human health, and climate
E. W. Butt, A. Rap, A. Schmidt, C. E. Scott, K. J. Pringle, C. L. Reddington, N. A. D. Richards, M. T. Woodhouse, J. Ramirez-Villegas, H. Yang, V. Vakkari, E. A. Stone, M. Rupakheti, P. S. Praveen, P. G. van Zyl, J. P. Beukes, M. Josipovic, E. J. S. Mitchell, S. M. Sallu, P. M. Forster, D. V. Spracklen
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics  vol: 16  issue: 2  first page: 873  year: 2016  
doi: 10.5194/acp-16-873-2016

29. Air Quality Monitoring in Two South African Townships: Modelling Spatial and Temporal Trends in O3 and CO Hotspots
Aluwani Innocent Muneri, Benett Siyabonga Madonsela, Thabang Maphanga
Challenges  vol: 16  issue: 4  first page: 52  year: 2025  
doi: 10.3390/challe16040052

30. Estimating lightning NOx production over South Africa
Bathobile Maseko, Gregor Feig, Roelof Burger
South African Journal of Science  vol: 117  issue: 9/10  year: 2021  
doi: 10.17159/sajs.2021/8035

31. Size-resolved characteristics of inorganic ionic species in atmospheric aerosols at a regional background site on the South African Highveld
Andrew D. Venter, Pieter G. van Zyl, Johan P. Beukes, Jan-Stefan Swartz, Miroslav Josipovic, Ville Vakkari, Lauri Laakso, Markku Kulmala
Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry  vol: 75  issue: 3  first page: 285  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1007/s10874-018-9378-z

32. One year of Raman lidar observations of free-tropospheric aerosol layers over South Africa
E. Giannakaki, A. Pfüller, K. Korhonen, T. Mielonen, L. Laakso, V. Vakkari, H. Baars, R. Engelmann, J. P. Beukes, P. G. Van Zyl, M. Josipovic, P. Tiitta, K. Chiloane, S. Piketh, H. Lihavainen, K. E. J. Lehtinen, M. Komppula
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics  vol: 15  issue: 10  first page: 5429  year: 2015  
doi: 10.5194/acp-15-5429-2015

33. Spatial, temporal and source contribution assessments of black carbon over the northern interior of South Africa
Kgaugelo Euphinia Chiloane, Johan Paul Beukes, Pieter Gideon van Zyl, Petra Maritz, Ville Vakkari, Miroslav Josipovic, Andrew Derick Venter, Kerneels Jaars, Petri Tiitta, Markku Kulmala, Alfred Wiedensohler, Catherine Liousse, Gabisile Vuyisile Mkhatshwa, Avishkar Ramandh, Lauri Laakso
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics  vol: 17  issue: 10  first page: 6177  year: 2017  
doi: 10.5194/acp-17-6177-2017

34. Assessment of polar organic aerosols at a regional background site in southern Africa
Wanda Booyens, Johan P. Beukes, Pieter G. Van Zyl, Jose Ruiz-Jimenez, Matias Kopperi, Marja-Liisa Riekkola, Miroslav Josipovic, Ville Vakkari, Lauri Laakso
Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry  vol: 76  issue: 2  first page: 89  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1007/s10874-019-09389-y

35. composition of ambient and fresh biomass burning aerosols at a savannah site, South Africa
Minna Aurela, Johan P. Beukes, Pieter Van Zyl, Ville Vakkari, Kimmo Teinilä, Sanna Saarikoski, Lauri Laakso
South African Journal of Science  vol: 112  issue: 5/6  first page: 8  year: 2016  
doi: 10.17159/sajs.2016/20150223

36. OMI Satellite and Ground‐Based Pandora Observations and Their Application to Surface NO2 Estimations at Terrestrial and Marine Sites
Debra E. Kollonige, Anne M. Thompson, Miroslav Josipovic, Maria Tzortziou, Johan P. Beukes, Roelof Burger, Douglas K. Martins, Pieter G. van Zyl, Ville Vakkari, Lauri Laakso
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres  vol: 123  issue: 2  first page: 1441  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1002/2017JD026518

37. Assessment of particulate matter (PM10, PM5, PM2.5, and PM1) concentrations at significant intersections in Douala-Cameroon city using low-cost sensors
Yannick Cédric Ngangmo, Cyrille Mezoue Adiang
Arabian Journal of Geosciences  vol: 18  issue: 4  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1007/s12517-025-12239-9

38. Reflections of an Editor-in-Chief: 2008–2012
Michael I. Cherry
South African Journal of Science  vol: 120  issue: Celebrating 120 years  year: 2024  
doi: 10.17159/sajs.2024/20109

39. South African EUCAARI measurements: seasonal variation of trace gases and aerosol optical properties
L. Laakso, V. Vakkari, A. Virkkula, H. Laakso, J. Backman, M. Kulmala, J. P. Beukes, P. G. van Zyl, P. Tiitta, M. Josipovic, J. J. Pienaar, K. Chiloane, S. Gilardoni, E. Vignati, A. Wiedensohler, T. Tuch, W. Birmili, S. Piketh, K. Collett, G. D. Fourie, M. Komppula, H. Lihavainen, G. de Leeuw, V.-M. Kerminen
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics  vol: 12  issue: 4  first page: 1847  year: 2012  
doi: 10.5194/acp-12-1847-2012

40. Impacts of population growth and land use on air quality. A case study of Tshwane, Rustenburg and Emalahleni, South Africa
Lerato Shikwambana, Lesiba Thomas Tsoeleng
South African Geographical Journal  vol: 102  issue: 2  first page: 209  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1080/03736245.2019.1670234

41. Monitoring SO2emission trends and residents’ perceived health risks from PGM smelting at Selous Metallurgical Complex in Zimbabwe
Patrick Gwimbi
International Journal for Equity in Health  vol: 16  issue: 1  year: 2017  
doi: 10.1186/s12939-017-0696-6

42. The sensitivity of simulated surface-level pollution concentrations to WRF-ARW-model PBL parameterisation schemes over the Highveld of South Africa
Anzel de Lange, Mogesh Naidoo, Rebecca M. Garland, Liesl L. Dyson
Atmospheric Research  vol: 254  first page: 105517  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2021.105517

43. A Systems Engineering approach for the deployment of an atmospheric monitoring station
A.D. Venter, P.W. Stoker, J.I.J. Fick, V. Vakkari, P.G. van Zyl, J.P. Beukes, L. Laakso
INCOSE International Symposium  vol: 24  issue: s1  first page: 552  year: 2014  
doi: 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2014.00040.x

44. Characterising Particulate Organic Nitrogen at A Savannah-Grassland Region in South Africa
Wanda Booyens, Pieter G. Van Zyl, Johan P. Beukes, Jose Ruiz-Jimenez, Matias Kopperi, Marja-Liisa Riekkola, Ville Vakkari, Miroslav Josipovic, Markku Kulmala, Lauri Laakso
Atmosphere  vol: 10  issue: 9  first page: 492  year: 2019  
doi: 10.3390/atmos10090492

45. The effect of coal-fired power plants on ambient air quality in Mpumalanga province, South Africa, 2014–2018
N. B. Ngamlana, W. Malherbe, G. Gericke, R. L. J. Coetzer
International Journal of Environmental Health Research  vol: 35  issue: 1  first page: 220  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1080/09603123.2024.2350600

46. Assessing the Relationship between Economic Growth and Emissions Levels in South Africa between 1994 and 2019
Lerato Shikwambana, Paidamwoyo Mhangara, Mahlatse Kganyago
Sustainability  vol: 13  issue: 5  first page: 2645  year: 2021  
doi: 10.3390/su13052645

47. Investigating PM_2.5 pollution patterns in South Africa using space-time analysis
Tabaro H. Kabanda
AIMS Environmental Science  vol: 11  issue: 3  first page: 426  year: 2024  
doi: 10.3934/environsci.2024021